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January 4th, 2011 | From the Filmmakers | 8 Comments |
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Thank you for all your notes and comments that we receive on the website.
One of the most frequently asked questions is “How and where can I purchase a DVD of the film?” The answer is that it may be a bit of a wait. Our goal is to see that “The Way” enjoys a long life in your local theaters and multiplexes before it’s available to purchase on DVD and for download onto your home computer. We are still putting together our U.S. domestic release plan and continue putting “pins in the map” to determine where we will stop during our promotional bus tour later this year.
As a big part of our grassroots awareness campaign, [...]
Actually I will be in Dublin 24th of February and would like very much so to get a ticket to see The Way. It is sold out at the moment.nellpilgrim said:On the 24th of Feb I'm going to meet up with two good friends and longtime pilgrims at a nice tapas bar called 'Salamanca' We're going to eat, remenisce, have a few glasses of rioja, remenisce some more and then we're going to the Savoy cinema to see Martin Sheen in 'The Way' (which frankly I think is worth every cent of the 14 euro I paid for the ticket) I can assure you I shall take very little pleasure in Martins screen presence but will spend most of my time keeping eye out for the cameo appearances of forum members......... :lol:
Nell
falcon269 said:We did this Camino thing personally, right? We need a film to tell us what it meant? Is that the final validation? Do we have to do it again in order not to need the opinion of a Sheen? Am I missing something?
I get that part, and avidly read the experience of others. I still don't get the fascination with the Hollywood aspect. Physical attraction I get too. Shirley MacLaine's book said a lot about losing it, and what that means to a Hollywood type. One day heads of state pursue you. Soon, the gray roots show and trail bums make a pass because they think they have a chance. But she spoke from experience, and the Sheen movie will not. I will certainly watch it when Net Flix releases it, and I am sorry it was not commercial enough to get a general release. I just think that a warm shower would be more relevant to a Camino. I am sure that is just me. I also don't get the concept of paying a lot of money to someone to play a game, and I think playing games is great, and I think being good at games is great. I just don't think it should be rewarded as full time employment. Oh, well. zeitgeist was never my forte, and I probably would not have made a pass at Shirley MacLaine even in her prime, but I did love many of her films. I am destined for cluelessness.Where past pilgrims share and future pilgrims learn.
falcon269 said:We did this Camino thing personally, right? We need a film to tell us what it meant? Is that the final validation? Do we have to do it again in order not to need the opinion of a Sheen? Am I missing something?
Well pleased to say it wasn't crap at all, in fact it stood up as a well-crafted, beautiful film and story which really showed Northern Spain off. The movie was well shot and the great soundtrack complimented it well to deliver a good, wholesome movie. Not all great (Jimmy Nesbitt overacting a bit at his introduction and the slightly corny, ultimate end to the camino spring to mind) but the scenes arriving at and subsequently within the cathederal more than made up for that and took me right back there.It might be crap, it might not be but it can't be any worse than the dross that is usually churned out and doesn't inspire me to go to the cinema often
kenseph said:Hi for anyone interested "The Way" movie is been released on the 15 April around the U.K. Martin Sheen and Emilo Estevez were on BBC this evening.
Regards
falcon269 said:It becomes "authentic" when it is made into a reality show starring Snookie ...
Beverley said:Thanks Viagero for the update.
PilgrimChris said:Now there is an idea for those 'reality tv' execs.
Surely you mean a Colacao experience :wink:the camino becomes a cocacola experience
miguel_gp said:Surely you mean a Colacao experience :wink:the camino becomes a cocacola experience
PilgrimChris said:Let us not dismiss the "cult of celebrity" so readily as something 'tragic'.
ivar said:Let's not get into a religious debate here...
If one do not like this movie (or the concept of making one on this topic), don't go see it.
I saw it and I liked it.
Buen Camino!
Ivar
Caminando said:Christ would have thrown the celebrities and their allied marketeers out of the temple.
PilgrimChris said:Caminando said:Christ would have thrown the celebrities and their allied marketeers out of the temple.
I never dare to presume what Christ would do! After all - "the celebrities and their allied marketeers" are not in the "temple" peddling their wares in this instance are they?
And i for one have donated to a cause i would not have been aware of had it not been publicised in the media because of the power of a celebrity. As Ivar rightly said this should not become a religious debate - if a celebretity uses his or her power in the media to help highlight a cause for the poor of the world then would Christ or anyone have a problem with that.
And that was the point of my post after- celebrity using their public media influence to highlight a charitable cause
Lets keep on track here
Peace, Love and CHARITY to you all
Chris
markss said:Snip... Trading in this is not much different than stealing a wallet from a person at an alburgue while they are in the shower....snip
I have spent my entire career working in the film industry and as is everyone in the business, I am distraught at the problem of piracy........ While this may sound harsh, I make no apology ...snip
newfydog said:If they were serious they wouldn't let this film go unreleased so long. Interesting that this is on the first page when I google it.
http://downmovie.org/n6n/the+way+martin ... ubtitrare/
camino07 said:I am still getting over the shock of being called a thief.I certainly wouldn't have posted my joyful feelings on the forum if I had realised what a big deal this was. Heather
One of the biggest communication problems on the internet is the inability to make eye contact, interpret body language, and pick up on all the subtle cues of face-to-face contact. Most of the words written in this thread recently are accurate. Some are forceful. Much of the follow-on discussion is interpreting those words and the intent behind selecting them. If any of this can be a learning moment lesson, it might be to select words carefully, and interpret them charitably. "DVD piracy is theft" is a factually accurate statement. "You are a thief" goes to facts that are not in evidence -- circumstance, fair use doctrine, intent, etc. The Forum is a mix of fact and opinion, so it is useful when members are clear which they are stating. Most of the time it is obvious, but when there is wide latitude for interpretation/misinterpretation, I would suggest choosing words carefully for accuracy. That is just my opinion (IMHO in internet-speak).That's one of the problems with unmoderated forums. Everybody can say what he wants, thus writing things that might be insulting.
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